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Automation & Alerting Related Training & Support Archives
Automation & Alerting training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Using Synthetic Monitoring to Monitor External Services, URL Recommendations from ControlUp Members
Members discuss using synthetic monitoring to monitor external services such as Zoom, Telegram, Discord, and Slack. They mention the benefits of receiving alerts for service outages, and the need to determine reliable URLs for monitoring. Netify.ai's list of applications with their corresponding URLs is suggested as a starting point. There is also a mention of possibly bundling apps to streamline the process.
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Troubleshooting Triggered Alerts in ControlUp.
A user was seeking help with triggering alerts for a dashboard, specifically with clearing alerts for machines that are powered down. Other members suggested adding specific conditions and using tags to avoid limitations with script actions.
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Troubleshooting Scheduled Triggers in ControlUp
Multiple users discuss issues with scheduling triggers using various methods and provide tips for debugging triggers and creating debug logs. Additionally, they discuss the complexities of ControlUp's scheduling logic and suggest ways to improve it. They also share the link to a helpful ControlUp script for creating debug logs.
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Issues with Trigger Alert and Starting Services in ControlUp
A user ran into issues with their trigger alert that was supposed to automatically start several services, but only two of them were able to be accommodated by ControlUp. The trigger was set up as a "Process Ended" trigger. Another user suggested trying a script-based action and shared a link to support documentation. The original user will try setting up a new trigger using "Scheduled Task" in hopes that it will work.
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Automating Logoff of Old Horizon Sessions with ControlUp
Some users discuss using ControlUp to automate the logoff of old sessions in Horizon. One user suggests using a trigger pack with adjustable time to log off sessions after a certain period. Another user recommends building an sba that uses the invoke-cuaction for the horizon forced log off action.
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Improving Survey Sentiment Features in ControlUp
A user inquired about adding an action button to the Survey Sentiment feature in ControlUp to run remediation scripts. This is not currently possible, but may be part of the company's roadmap. They do have a user voice on the topic. There is a highlighted link in their documentation, but it is for the opposite function (triggering an automation from a survey). The user also asked if there are any plans for more data insights on root cause level analysis in UCC feature and mentioned that the device name column shows no data. The team responded that they are planning to expose the Sentiment Results API for third party tool use and will try to enable this capability within the product in the future.
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ControlUp’s Expansion Plans – Integrating with Other IT Towers and Services
ControlUp is looking to expand their capabilities to support other IT towers such as SD, RDS, and SCCM. There is a request for Jira integration and a suggestion to open a uservoice for SD. A user shares that they are experimenting with n8n as an intermediary between ControlUp and other systems. The possibility of passing data from n8n to an openai ai agent is mentioned. Another user suggests using a plugin on ServiceNow ticket page for troubleshooting and a ControlUp Enrich integration is discussed. The potential for customization through ControlUp's open API is also mentioned.
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How to View Incidents in ControlUp
A user asked about viewing incidents in ControlUp, and was informed that they can be viewed in the real time console or the VDI audit log. The user was specifically looking for triggers and was informed that only triggers with follow-up actions will show in the audit log.
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Choosing Between EUC and Sync Folders for Creating Triggers: ControlUp Discussion
A user asked about creating triggers for low disk space and wondered if using the folder EUC or the builtin Sync folder was better. Another user suggested using the location of the agent or filter criteria instead. Finally, an offer for help with reviewing the trigger is given.
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